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Mimi Bruening Obituary

Mimi Wooten Bruening MT. PLEASANT - Mimi Wooten Bruening, 73, died Tuesday, July 11, 2003 Born in Charleston on June 6, 1950, she lived with zeal as a wife, mother, sister, friend, singer, dancer, piano player, artist, student and teacher. A graduate of St. Andrews High (1968) and the College of Charleston (1972), she was married for nearly 41 years to Bill Bruening (The Citadel, Class of '71). As Bill rose to lieutenant colonel in the Air Force, his postings took them around the world before they settled in Niceville, FL. Mimi, who did graduate work at the University of Texas in Austin, was a devoted public-school teacher. She took special pride in her work on the math faculty at Niceville High. Widowed in 2013, Mimi moved to Mount Pleasant in 2016. She is survived by her son, Stuart Bruening of Marietta, GA, his wife, Devin and their son, Jackson, daughter, Delaney and son, Coleman; her daughter, Alexis Stuckey of Palm City, FL, her husband, Bill Stuckey and their sons, Cooper and Maguire; and her brother, Frank Wooten and his wife ,Teresa Key Wooten of Mount Pleasant. Mimi made many dear friends through the decades, including sweet members of the Memory Care staff at Shem Creek Health Center. No local service is planned. Arrangements by McAlister-Smith Funeral & Cremation - Mount Pleasant Chapel.

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Published by Charleston Post & Courier from Jul. 12 to Jul. 13, 2023.

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Julie Ravenel Williams

July 14, 2023

I got to know Mimi through my husband´s Citadel friends. She was a lovely lady and a dear sweet friend. My condolences to her family. I will miss her.

Paul M Bruening, Jr (PB) and Yoshiko Bruening

July 14, 2023

A true Charleston lady and wonderful wife to my brother, Bill and mother to Stuart and Alexis. Always a consulate host with a ready smile and great sense of humor. She was able to control the mischief that would have usually ensue, whenever the Bruening's got together. When Mimi spoke we listened. She will forever be in our presence.

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Debbie Yost

July 13, 2023

Frank,
I´m saddened by the loss of Mimi. I know how much you meant to her and she to you. There will always be a special place in my heart for Mimi. She was a special person and a wonderful friend.
Debbie Yost

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